//Running in the 90s// R32 GTS-T Revival

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Hi guys, I've been around the forums for awhile now and have recently made some great progress on my project in the past few weeks and though that I would share the build on here.

I once had a 1990 hatch, but due to Canada's harsh winters the chassis was becoming unsalvageable and more trouble than its worth so I decided to move on to something else.

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Whilst every native car in Canada is killed by rust, It is well known that we have early access to a plethora of JDM vehicles so decided to take advantage. A friend of mine was leaving the province so way back in 2010 I picked up a 1993 Skyline GTS-T Type M.

It Came with Kei Office Coils up front and Teins in the rear.
Full 3" Exhaust Not too sure of the brand
RSR Downpipe
Nismo NS5R wheels
and some other bits and pieces.

Not bad for the price i paid.

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I drove it pretty much as is through 2011 until a coolant line broke and dumped all the coolant out of the car and it overheated and ruined the motor. The next day I got laid off so the car sat at my parents house. My new job required a more economical commuter vehicle and with their being a single parking spot at my condo, the Skyline was shipped off to my parents place and locked in my storage container turned garage.

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I collected parts from Japan for the next couple of years, bought a house and now am finally getting back into making progress.

As you can tell by my S13, I Dig the 90's Highway Racer look and splurged on 1990's aero bits when they came up for sale.

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The complete aero package is:

Tommykaira Sides and Rear
GTR bumper with JUN lip
Eastbear Mirrors
WinningSports Wangan wing

The car had been in a minor front end collision in a past life so I drilled out the spot welds and replaced the rad support from one I got at an importers

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At this time I had the car towed to my own house and started working on what I could do in the driveway. Houses with garages are Extremely expensive in Toronto so the next best thing is a large driveway

At this point I bought a replacement RB20det with forward facing manifold from a friend for a steal. The plan was to go 25 but for the price I paid with the plenum I couldn't go wrong. I might upgrade to a 25 later but for now this will mean I can get the car on the road the fastest.

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The motor wouldnt be complete without Super 90's themed Valvecovers

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Finished it off with a machined coilpack cover I Designed and Made at work

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Got a GKtech Clutch fan and adaptor to help with cooling. I want to make sure this car never overheats again.

Had some Pals over to help get the motor in on the driveway.

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All ready to mock up the intercooler piping and such. I also made the cooling panel at work as well.

Got all the wiring labeled and am now in the process of re locating the fuse/ relay box to inside the car. The only wires coming into the bay on the chassis harness are the headlights, turn signals, horn and ambient air temp sensor.

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I splurged and bought some Tommykaira wheels to match the aero. I will be running 17/18 stagger until I get the other 18" wheel fixed. The 18's are GTR sizes 18x9+25 and the 17's are 9J+25 as well

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At this point, I finally got fed up walking from the front of the house to the shed to get tools and the lack of shade meant it was time to move the car so I could actually make some progress.

I had a good buddy trailer the car to a friends storage unit which is fully equipped with everything needed to finish the project. Its a little cramped but it beats working in the driveway. These storage lockers are rented out as workshops so they are perfect.

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On our row of units there is one that does autobody, another for fabrication and a host of people building cool projects. All the resources are in one place to get the project done. I spent most of last week there until all hours of the morning and got all my intercooler piping tacked up as well as made the intake.

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The firewall has been stripped of the brake booster/ master cylinder, clutch master, wiper motor for cleaning and paint. I pulled the motor, picked up some Ford UH black and went to town smoothing everything down

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Paint came out perfect for HKS livery

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This past weekend I got the motor back in and started re assembling everything in the engine bay.

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Money Shot.

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This pretty much brings us up to speed as to where the car is right now. There are MANY details I haven't written about yet. But I will touch base on them as they become relevant.

Thanks for reading.

[NOLAGG]

Awesome reminds me of me and my friends with out the skyline though lol.looks sick bro can't wait to see updates

[supersayianjim]

fucking sick!!

[Ka24Power]

Glad you finally made a build Jordie! Car is looking awesome.

[Clutch Dog]

dont care what anyone says about the Rb20. its a good hearty motor and easy to use in lieu of the 25 or 26.... cant wait to see it running.

I get the *running in the 90's* reference.

Protip for those of you who wherent born between 86-92
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0xBCwkg3E

[flg1293]

I love it!

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Great build! Definitely following this for sure!

[g35gabby]

my goodness this is awesome. Car looks amazing.

Would be interested in having a Blitz Powered Coil pack cover made if you are even in the business of making another.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Thanks For all the Kind words.

my goodness this is awesome. Car looks amazing.

Would be interested in having a Blitz Powered Coil pack cover made if you are even in the business of making another.

I machined a lot of parts at my old work on our router table, I am looking to get my own and start making my own stuff soon.

Right now I am bringing the chassis back to its former glory and will be building it once the platform is solid.

First off the Front suspension was taken out and the inside of the wheel wells were seam sealed and painted with chip, rock guard.

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If I was smart I would have done it before the engine bay got painted, but I had to fit in the the painters schedule and there wasn't any time. Masked off all the holes and used some drop sheets to avoid ruining the newly painted bay

I dont really have any pictures (boring and immensely time consuming in my home garage) but every bushing has be replaced with the exception of the bearing between the front arm and knuckle.

For those who are interested, 90% of the S13 energy suspension bushing kit can be used on R32. I properly got rid of Hicas by swapping in an S13 Subframe, removed all the lines and de finned my PS Pump.

Rear BallJoints were replaced with B13 Sentra ones (same as S13)
Front Balljoints are the same as S14
Front Tierod Ends are 95 Maxima

Needless to say im excited to see how this car handles now.

I've been busy over the past couple of weeks assembling, painting and fixing up all the loose ends. As of now, the complete drive line is back in the car and it is back on the ground.

The stock overflow tank was cracked and would stick out like a sore thumb in the newly painted bay so I opted for the new Chasebays Unit. None of the in stock brackets were appropriate so I mounted to the rad support.

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I also installed my Greddy Coolant temp sensor in the Upper Rad Hose. The GKTech Fan also fits 100% and I am excited to see how it preforms over stock. They claim 60% more airflow but we shall see.

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Intercooler was just a universal kit I had previously purchased from Ebay. Ill probably source a brand name one in the future (Likely HKS) but this will do for now

Finally got the car back on the ground and threw on the Tommykaira wheels and Sideskirts for some motivation.

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Wire tuck party starts tonight.

-Jordie

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wow, car is coming along great, R32's have always been awesome cars. keep up the good work!

[Yellow4g63]

is that the stock R32 fan shroud? looks a little different than the one I have.

[pancakes]

that engine bay shot really is money man!

[tricky_ab]

Looking great so far, my man! I'm glad to see that you're getting knee deep into the project :)

[Dolph_KYAS13]

is that the stock R32 fan shroud? looks a little different than the one I have.

Sure is.


Looking great so far, my man! I'm glad to see that you're getting knee deep into the project :)

Yea Im glad I finally get to work on it. I am losing my shop space in a couple weeks so Its the last push before winter storage.

Started lengthening the body harness tonight. My good friend is showing me the ropes and helping me out.

Intercooler piping is done and welded, just wait for the BOV flange from vibrant.

Will update later with pictures.

-Jordie

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Had some time to work on the car today and started by installing tierod ends.

As i stated before, 95 Maxima ones are compatible with R32 GTS. I knew the old ones were worn out but I had no idea they were this bad.

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Also, The old brake master was also replaced with one from a 91+ Pathfinder. All the lines were run and the callipers were cleaned and painted ricer red for some extra horsepower. Both fenders were mounted as well as the lights. Some massaging of the front fenders will be needed so the GTR bumper lines up 100%.

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I'm stoked that I no longer have 39048230984 feet of intercooler piping. Now its just 2 short pipes and 4 couplers.

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turned out Vibrant didnt have a flange for my Blitz BOV (I Cannot STAND HKS SSQV Sound) As I am tight on time I got a hold of a greddy flange and modified it to fit the BLITZ. Please excuse the sealant, I will clean it up later.

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As of now, all the hot side piping is clamped and ready to go. The intake is also in snugged up and in its final resting place. The stock rubber intake was replaced with an aluminum one I made from some scraps I had leftover from the universal Intercooler Kit. I finished it off with a HKS filter, purchased through FRSport.

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Again, not the most exciting update just getting all the important maintenance parts out of the way that often get overlooked.

[future]

I Fucking love the car and theme, it's not a GTR but no care. The engine bay paint, the valve covers OMG <3


I have a deep spot for the old school HKS colors/theme

[Oakville]

Was this Marks old car? Loving the progress Jordie

[Dolph_KYAS13]

I Fucking love the car and theme, it's not a GTR but no care. The engine bay paint, the valve covers OMG <3


I have a deep spot for the old school HKS colors/theme

Thanks Buddy, I haven't even seen what the engine bay looks like in the sunlight yet.


Was this Marks old car? Loving the progress Jordie

it was for a few weeks or so. From what I gather it was imported from and brought to the GTA from montreal.

[AFSil80]

I do find it slightly humorous you posted on ProTouring looooooooong before here, but like I said on there, sick build!

[Oakville]

I remember photos of this right after he bought it..after all these years I had no idea!

Keep us posted for when you start 3D printing again...I still want a small scale RB for my desk lol

[Dolph_KYAS13]

I do find it slightly humorous you posted on ProTouring looooooooong before here, but like I said on there, sick build!

Yea to be honest I was drawn into ProTouring because of the fabrication. I felt I didnt have enough progress done at the time to warrant a build thread on here.

and 3D printing should be starting up again soon.

[AFSil80]

Yeah, there's some righteous builds on PT...makes me wonder where those people get all their money from, haha.

[xitsalgin]

Loving that HKS style valve cover! What a cool build!

[Ratpack_Chad]

Amazing attention to detail! Love this build.

[oldschoolsilvia]

Loving that HKS style valve cover! What a cool build!

I agree! :D

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Loving that HKS style valve cover! What a cool build!

Thanks, There are many little details and parts I haven't touched on yet :)

Amazing attention to detail! Love this build.

The devil is in the details.

Keeping up with the little details, I've replaced the old hard rubber hood stoppers with brand new ones.

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Since all the hicas garbage has been removed, I now only have 1 hardline going across the firewall. The plastic factory clips were brittle , cracked and mostly crumbled away to nothing when I stripped the engine bay. To solve this I inserted #10-24 Riv nuts in the existing holes in the cowl and used Stainless button head cap screws and little "P" clips to hold the brake line in place.

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Black clips would be Ideal but these do the trick for the time being

I got the OEM GTR bumper fitting as best as I could with the stock GTS fenders and corner lights. It is about 95% right now. There is a gap of a couple mm where the wheel arch on the bumper meets the wheel arch of the fender. This is unavoidable when putting a GTR bumper on a GTS but I doubt it will be that noticeable once the bumpers are painted.

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GTR fenders are slightly wider so brackets will have to be to bolt into existing holes under the cornerlights to "suck" the bumper so it meets up with the stock fenders.

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As you can see, I also got new belts. For those who have an RB20 and need belts the Alternator is Pn. 4PK870 and Power Steering is Pn. 4PK0945.

The wiring party kicked off last night as well. The fuse box is getting relocated to the glovebox and the harness is getting simplified to remove all the unnecessary wires that were for AC, retractable lip and other things that have been removed from the car.

As a bonus, The brake fluid level sensor connector is the same on the Pathfinder BMC as the OEM skyline one so that was kept and extended,

The car came with the useless projector headlights from factory and were changed for N1/ early GTS style headlights. Like the A/c all the unused connectors and wires were deleted. As of now the only wires headed to the front of the car are Headlights, Turn signals, Horn and the brake fluid level sensor.

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once finally tested, everything will be loomed up and tucked under the top rad support.

The stock boost gauge sensor has been relocated to behind the radio along with the wiper regulator.

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I hope to have a lot of the wiring buttoned up this weekend, I cant wait to get everything back together.

[Teddy]

Jordie this is so excellent!

[Oakville]

I love reading this. Would you ever consider going full amber corners? While its not authentic to GTSTs, I think it looks much better...especially since you have a gtr front!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Jordie this is so excellent!

Thanks Teddy, Hopefully your 4dr gets finished soon.

I love reading this. Would you ever consider going full amber corners? While its not authentic to GTSTs, I think it looks much better...especially since you have a gtr front!

Nah, Im not very fond of full amber corners. I am debating on sourcing a Tommykaira front bumper, Part of me wants a full matching kit, but I love the aggressiveness of this front end.

**THROWBACK The following events took place June 2014**

While on the topic of the front bumper. Being a type M it naturally came with a Type M Bumper which I was never really fond of. It needed a lip to be cool and all the available lips for were god awful aside from the TBO lip which is rarer than a unicorn. The aggressiveness of the JUN lip caught my eye and I knew I needed a GTR bumper.

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I sourced a beat up GTR bumper at a local importers for a fairly cheap price. Sold the stock lip and made half my money back and bought a JUN rep lip (Its likely going to get smashed anyways)

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I then wanted N1 ducts to complete the look. Genuine N1 ducts are worth more than double the price I paid for the bumper so I opted from some Z1 motorsports Fiberglass ones. I measured 15 times and cut once.

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Fitment was 100% Awesome

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At his point I had two giant holes in the front of my bumper and two very shitty pieces of fiberglass. Time to get creative.

I took some measurements from both the holes in the bumper and the fiberglass reps. I made them in solidworks and cut them out on the CNC router table at work

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Next I cut the flange off the fiberglass reps and started playing with some Adhesives.

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I am not 100% sure how they will hold up time will tell I suppose. I think they came out great, all things considering

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i also made use of the rear window washer nozzle. Intercooler sprayer anyone?

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But more on that later.

[future]

Just going to spray water? Or some Nos? Lol

[ehhhregartless]

I like the practicality of the washer nozzle. I might consider doing that

[Dolph_KYAS13]

I like the practicality of the washer nozzle. I might consider doing that

Yea its a pretty easy mod. not too sure how effective it is but since all it involves is running some vacuum line i'm not really bothered if it doesn't work.

So I'm still in the midst of doing my wiring. This past weekend I neatened up and tucked my engine harness.

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It took a good half hour to de-loom the stock harness. It being my first time wiring had some friends come by and point me in the right direction. started out on the passenger side as it is simpler.

I started out by re-routing the harness through the firewall in one of the old A/c Holes. I routed the silver resistor (?) box and mounted it behind the dash. Running the wires through the firewall seemed like a no brainer because rubbing through harnesses is the worst.

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I extended the Wiper harness so it could be hidden along the seam of the firewall/ wheel arch and shortened the MAFS wire. All that is left on the passenger side is the 02 sensor.

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The only things that needed to be adjusted (lengthened / shortened) was the TPS plug, IACV Plug and the connector that goes to the ignitor.

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Ratsnest of depression.

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Came in the other day and found these on my windshield. :2f2f:

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Once I was satisfied with how everything was routed, I pulled it all out and re-loomed everything.

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I dont really have a great picture of the finished product, mostly because the unloomed chassis harness and partly exposed coilpack harness makes everything look ugly. The best part of this manifold is that everything can be hidden under it. It does look 9032849023 times better in person.

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All my AN fittings and Lines for my fuel setup will be in tomorrow so expect an update on that shortly.

-Jordie

[future]

Before and after pictures?

[Keenan Galley]

Valve Cover <3

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Before and after pictures?

I dont have any before pictures because I am putting it back together with the new manifold. But the car looked like this not that long ago haha

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[maces13]

The 90s were the best, stick to that baseline man. And it definitely shows you don't pass up any small detail great job

[ehhhregartless]

If only you can find these

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[Dolph_KYAS13]

I have been messaging the owner back and forth, the reality is I need to have my car running before buying seats.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Mechanically the car is set to go. The fuel system was finished off and all the vacuum lines were ran. Unfortunately, The chassis wiring was not completed on time and my car had to leave the storage unit.

I am pretty upset that it didnt leave 100% running but I did make HUGE progress in the 3 months that it was there. All that is left is to finalize all the connections on the chassis harness and run the cable for the battery relocation and paint the aero and it should be on the road in the spring time.

Before I put the car on jackstands and covered it up I threw on the aero for a little motivation to get me though winter. I just wish it was nicer out today so I could see what The engine bay paint looks like in the sun.

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[future]

What's winter storage?

[Apex Eight]

Awesome build man, love the theme and style. Your progress has been great, keep it up!

[Shakotan_Z]

90's vibes. The feels.

[wacko2]

R32 looking good

[kunt_masha]

want an r32 so bad.


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[Apex Eight]

Need updates.

op pls

[blackmags91]

Patience, what a virtue it is! Patience seems to always build rad cars.
Kids oughta learn. Keep updates coming!

[Hoonigan19]

Sick! that engine bay before and after thou!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Thanks for all the kind words guys, glad people enjoy this build.

Patience, what a virtue it is! Patience seems to always build rad cars.
Kids oughta learn. Keep updates coming!

No Kidding, I havent driven the car since Sept 2011. The past couple of years have gone by super quick with getting the house and getting the ball rolling with my career.

Turbo Timer Enclosure Build: Was completed a while ago but since my car is wrapped up for the winter (and no new progress can be made) I thought I'd Share. Sorry for the Iphone 4 pics, This mod happened a while ago.
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I enjoy the small details that go into a build and really separate it apart from the "off the shelf mods".

Whilst many argue that Turbo Timers are useless and unnecessary, my car came with some oldschool HKS one already wired in. However it was just double sided taped to the side of the centre console and that would just not cut it.

I First saw a turbo timer / boost controller enclosure made by Broadfield way back in the NICO days. I took a half ass stab at it one day on my condo balcony and it obviously didnt turn out well and I gave up before ever really making progress.

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Fast forward a couple of years and I had moved into my place and had more room to work and 3d printing was starting to really take off. I had started my career as an industrial designer and we just so happned to have a new printer in the office. Time to put it to good use.

Quick mock up in Solidworks

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Hit Print and wait a few hours....

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Part 1 is done

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Next I took the lower dash cover off and made a cutout to fit the 3d printed piece and epoxy'd it into place.

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I then filled the gaps with a thin layer of bondo sanded it smooth.

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To make the mod look as oem as possible I cleaned, primed and painted the whole panel with SEM chip / rock guard.

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The final product looks like its almost factory installed. Its not too intrusive and hides away nicely under the dash.

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As always, the devils in the details.

I will update as things happen or as parts come in thanks for reading,

-Jordie

[Apex Eight]

Wow, that is awesome! So well done. Nissan engineers would be proud haha.

[nielssan]

Oh the possibilities... :eek:

Looks fantastic. :) :bowdown:

Your first attempt was a map light, right? ^^

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Haven't updated for some obvious reasons.

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I do not have a garage which makes for very slow progress during the winter. If any.

I spent most of the winter browsing for parts but had a tough time pulling the trigger on anything as the canadian dollar was (still is) very weak.

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The above picture has been my wallpaper at work over the course of the winter and I found myself absolutely hating how the car looked with 18's in the rear lowered with stock arms.

Adjustable arms were needed next. I managed to locally source (CDN dollars) new driftworks toe arms and ISIS Pro RUCA's. Being a brand whore im kinda bummed I couldn't source some brand name parts but it is what it is.

This past weekend was the first nice weekend we have had so far so it was time for a little driveway tuning.

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Out with the old and in with the gold

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No more silly camber and toe. I wanted to make some final adjustments this today after work but its absolutely pouring.

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Bay paint looks amazing in the sun, hard to tell in pictures as it is so dusty.

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I still need to finish the wiring, thats next on the list as it didnt get completely done last fall.

Oh and I bought a new daily. My 98 civic was on its last legs and this came up for the right price. I've wanted one forever.

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More updates to come, Im currently designing my catch can setup which should be laser cut in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for reading.

[Heywood Jablomie]

Love the old school hks livery valve covers man, and the use of 3d printed parts is so rad! Keep killin it, car is going to be gangster.

[s13rhdhatch]

Great stuff man,keep it up.

[future]

That paint though

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Oh the possibilities... :eek:

Looks fantastic. :) :bowdown:

Your first attempt was a map light, right? ^^

Thanks. The first attempt was with an S13 map light but it required way more sanding and filling than I thought it was worth.


Love the old school hks livery valve covers man, and the use of 3d printed parts is so rad! Keep killin it, car is going to be gangster.

Thanks buddy.

That paint though

I really should clean it. The pictures dont do it any justice. It looks amazing in the sunlight.

[JRex]

Love everything about this car. I want to do my jz valve covers that hks camo but don't think I'm that skilled. lol

Get her on the road already!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Mini @ work update.

I've been getting through the wiring slowly. The car did not have A/C or the original factory triple projector headlights up when I bought it . This meant there were many unused connectors that i couldn't mark when I removed the harness.

The scanned factory service manual is difficult to read was everything is pixelated but I am pretty much there in terms of wiring.

The engine bay is coming together nicely and my catch can has been sent to get laser cut.

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I do need a new hood prop :/

The catch can will be mounted behind the passenger side shock tower and will be plumbed back into the intake.

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This is where I really wish I still had the luxury of playing with CNC machines. Instead now I have to pay to have it cut out :(

Ill update when I am home tonight with better pictures. The weather here has been rainy for the past couple days which is also making progress a little slow.

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Car is perfect. I hope you polish that manifold one day!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Car is perfect. I hope you polish that manifold one day!

Thanks, The manifold was polished. Ill likely get it powdercoated black someday.

Hokey So. Last year I thought it would be an awesome idea to do a wire tuck on my chassis harness and started racing against the clock to get it done whist the car was at my friends shop. Long story short I ran out of time, got discouraged and left the car looking like this:

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Awesome.:ugh:

Having ZERO automotive wiring knowledge meant I had no idea where to begin. Eventually I knew it had to be completed and I am too cheap to take it to a shop to complete it so I had to do it myself.

So naturally I started with something completely different. My remote battery terminals. I have relocated my battery to behind the passenger seat. With the 4 pt (soon the be 5pt) cage in the back, having seats back there is completely useless.

Enter the rear seat delete (mockup)

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Streetcar > Budget wannabe racecar. I hate the stripped out caged look so I took it upon myself to make a rear "shelf" / Storage unit for the back. My Del Sol has little lock boxes so no one thieves your stuff when the roof is off and I thought something similar would work well in the R32. I am undecided on what material to make this from. Plywood was cheap and serves as a great material for mocking everything up.

The intention is to use FC RX-7 Storage bins; One for the battery and the other to store a small emergency toolkit. Similar to this:

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Back to the remote terminals. Relocating the battery to what is essentially the middle of the car would make accessing the battery a pain. I machined out a bracket to utilize the mounting points for the rear wiper (which was deleted)

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and ran the battery leads to the passenger side rear seat.

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Oh and if you're planning on doing any extensive wiring, do yourself a favour and get one of these:

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You can adjust the tension and they cut perfectly smooth. No more sharp jagged zipties. your hands and arms will thank you later.

Back to the task at hand. I slowly started making sense of the wiring harness, the online diagrams were terrible and super pixelated. By breaking it down into smaller sections everything became manageable.

being Garage/ Shopless meant working outside.

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Many of the components that were located on the firewall were relocated behind the centre stack. Heres the wiper regulator and stock boost gauge sensor.

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All electrical systems go! (First time in oh.... 4 years)

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I put my interior back together as all that is left is to wire up the gauges. The plan is it have a fused terminal block for constant and switched power to allow me to easily add accessories in the future. Yesterday was a holiday so I couldnt go out and buy the components I needed.

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Im so stoked that this is behind me. It was such a huge hurdle but didnt end out being that difficult.

My catch can should be done this week. The parts have been laser cut and just need to be bent and welded up. Hopefully Ill be adding fluids this week and starting it up in the near future.

[future]

I love this build!

[Apex Eight]

I get pretty excited when I see that you've updated this build lol. Nice work man, I like what you're doing with the back seats.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

I get pretty excited when I see that you've updated this build lol. Nice work man, I like what you're doing with the back seats.

Thanks buddy, I am still playing around with different material options. We have a full upholstery shop at work so hopefully I can use that to my advantage.

Hopefully will have the lower harness all lengthened before the weekend, my little soldering iron has no chance soldering the larger gauge wires for the alternator or starter signal haha

Also the GTR Bumper has been sold to free up some budget. I've acquired a GTS bumper and modified JUN lip to use while I source a TommyKaira unit. The GTS Bumper is already black so that should save some hassle when it comes time to do bodywork.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Hokey So. Busy month or so, the really big news is that I am now engaged. I designed the ring myself in solidworks and with the help of the jeweller had it made up. Super excited about this :)

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It has also been super rainy for the past couple of weeks so not much could be done.

In the spirit of Le Mans

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As a recap, Nothing off the shelf would fit anywhere neatly in the bay. I had an old rectangular Greddy unit but the fittings were the wrong size for the -10 Raw Brokerage fittings I had pressed into my valvecovers.

I quickly made up a cardboard template to fit behind the passenger shock tower

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Clearance to the wiper motor was extremely tight. I then designed it out of sheetmetal in solidworks and had the flat pattern waterjet cut.

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Rene @ Centerline Motorsports bent and welded it up for me. Luckily he had an R32 in his shop for some work so we were able to mock up the brackets using threaded holes in the engine bay.

I hit it with a quick coat of Duplicolor Bedliner to match My brake booster and wiper motor.

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Fitment is 100% on point. There is just under an 8th clearance between the wiper motor and the catchcan. I still have to make the line which goes from the catch can to the intake but making AN lines gets old really quickly so I will finish that up in the next little while.

Apart from that, My interior still looks like a disaster and I have to take the dash out again to finish looming everything up

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But I did finally manage to find a set of RX7 storage bins for cheap.

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Not a big update I know but I have most of the parts to finish up many aspects of the build. Clear weather this weekend means I can actually get some stuff done.

Thats all for now.

-Jordie

[future]

I can't say enough how much I love the valve covers

[Heywood Jablomie]

Second that^ they came out amazing. Cool Idea to build the storage bins into the seat delete too. Cant wait to see this thing get finished!

[OBEEWON]

Congrats. Pix of fiance? Her hand is pretty cute doe.

[Oakville]

Congrats Jordie on the engagement..happy for you brother. Catch can looks mint, hope you have the car out this summer. I plan on being running by then as well.

[JRex]

Loving this build more and more. Great idea with the rx7 storage bins. I might have to steal that idea and do something similar.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

It Runs!.

So I just started the 2nd week of my 2 week vacation ( My company shuts down for 2 weeks in the summer)

The first week started off well. Filled the car up with fluids, primed it, and it started right up. One of the lines to the turbo was leaking slightly as was the coolant temp sensor on the intake manifold.

Some new crush washers fixed the oil leak on the turbo side. I went to tighten the temp sensor and disaster.

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the hole for the sensor probe was slightly too small and the sensor bottomed out and cracked the manifold. Many swear words were said.

Depression was real.

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I made a few calls and pulled the manifold. It was super difficult to do without scratching the bay paint. Pat Cyr and Cyrious Garageworks had the manifold repaired and back in my hand a couple days later.

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Whilst the manifold was off getting repaired, I put my interior back in.

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Ran into an issue with the glove box. The fuse box was clearly in the way which then snowballed into another mini project.

This wasnt going to cut it for me

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So I removed the inner skin and sectioned the glove box to fit.

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Test fit. It clearly needs to be filled, sanded and painted for that OEM look.

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I am still waiting on a clutch line then I can take it for its maiden voyage.

More updates by the end of the week. Gonna start sanding the aero tomorrow.

Thanks for reading.

-Jordie

[Yellow4g63]

Cometics sells a reusable intake manifold gasket for the RB20. cheaper than the factory Nissan one too.

[_tony_s13]

i am obsessed with this build lol the precision and details are fantastic. i just read the entire thing over again, cant wait to see it hit the streets. kudos

[TWest]

Looks good so far, I feel your pain on the rewiring. But please tell me you're not going to use wood for those storage bins? So much extra weight.. :/

[Quail]

This is an awesome build. I'm thoroughly filled with nostalgia.

Reminds me of when I longed for an Apexi Multi Checker.

(Fit an Apexi Multi Checker)

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Looks good so far, I feel your pain on the rewiring. But please tell me you're not going to use wood for those storage bins? So much extra weight.. :/

Thanks, I'm not too sure what material I am going to use to make it just yet. I am torn between making it light weight but want it to be able to support some weight and not rattle.


This is an awesome build. I'm thoroughly filled with nostalgia.

Reminds me of when I longed for an Apexi Multi Checker.

(Fit an Apexi Multi Checker)

I have been looking at something to put where the stock ashtray is. Mine is broken and was thinking of an Apexi Rev speed meter. But we shall see.

For now the main goal is to get the car running. I am currently just waiting on my clutch line to show up (was supposed to be here monday) and I can take it for a trip up and down the street. :2f2f:

[ksuberk54]

in for pics of fiance/gf lol

[Dolph_KYAS13]

in for pics of fiance/gf lol

She will show up sooner or later.

Anyways,

My mail man is awesome, I had been bugging him all week for my clutchline. Usually he walks the route and then delivers the packages in the afternoon. My clutch line came in on friday and he made a point of delivering it first thing at 9am before walking the route. Awesome.

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I got the clutch mostly bled by myself, It took forever since the system was completely dry. There is still a bit of air in the line but. Ill have to wait until someone else comes by.

As of now the engine bay is pretty much complete. I am waiting on some injector seals as my fuel system wont hold pressure. The system primes but the gauge reads 0 as soon as it stops.

I have no visible leaks so one of the injectors must be leaking into the intake manifold. Other than that, I need to cap off the heater core and its ready to go.

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Aesthetically I am waiting on some nice hardware to come in to mount the coilpack cover and ignitor.

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I also quickly spray bombed one of the sideskirts to see how it looked. I was initially unsure of the sideskirts when they were white but once painted black they obviously became more subtile. The paint matches so so, enough that I can get away with it.

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Hopefully tomorrow I can get the rear valance sanded and painted as well. All the aero needs work as it was cut in half when it was shipped from japan. :facepalm:

Till next time.

[Apex Eight]

Are you running an aftermarket fuel pressure regulator? I have an Isis adjustable FPR and I have the same issue with my fuel pressure dropping to zero after the fuel pump primes. This was not an issue with my stock FPR. I did have a guy on another forum tell me that all aftermarket FPRs he has ran do not hold pressure after the fuel pump is done priming though so I don't know what to think.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Are you running an aftermarket fuel pressure regulator? I have an Isis adjustable FPR and I have the same issue with my fuel pressure dropping to zero after the fuel pump primes. This was not an issue with my stock FPR. I did have a guy on another forum tell me that all aftermarket FPRs he has ran do not hold pressure after the fuel pump is done priming though so I don't know what to think.

I am running a Tomei FPR. There is pressure still pressure in the system but it doesn't register on the gauge unless the pump is running. If I prime the car and turn it off I can open the filler cap and the system will depressurize. I am going to replace the O-rings anyways as they have dried out from sitting.

[Apex Eight]

I am running a Tomei FPR. There is pressure still pressure in the system but it doesn't register on the gauge unless the pump is running. If I prime the car and turn it off I can open the filler cap and the system will depressurize. I am going to replace the O-rings anyways as they have dried out from sitting.

I've noticed that my filler cap no longer gives off the "psssh" sound when I fill up so maybe I'm losing pressure there. I had an emissions place test it and it passed though. Maybe I should just get a new one and try it out...

[tougefactory]

Great work so far...
Congrats on the engagement!

Is that a Jindo dog?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Great work so far...
Congrats on the engagement!

Is that a Jindo dog?

Thanks! She is a Shiba Inu.

Monday Night I drove my car for the first time in 4 years. :hsdance: It was only to the end of the street and back but it felt awesome.

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It was also nice to get a picture of the car out of the driveway haha.

The drive short drive wasnt perfect. I had a good friend Martino come by and help diagnose the issues with the car. We ruled out the possibility of both the tomei FPR and O ring seals causing the fuel pressure to drop.

Then the car is idling, we heard what sounded like a huge vacuum leak. which was then traced back to the intake manifold. The manifold is full of tiny pin holes. When you place your hand on the top surface of the manifold you can feel suction.

I believe that when the manifold is cast there are pinholes in the casting. They then get coated to seal it all up. It is when that coating wears off that all these issues become apparent.

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So off to the coaters it goes.

[drewr4411]

great build great read. Keep the updates coming.

[nissanpwrds14]

Being born in 81 and having my first S14 in 99, this build hits home! Great friggin work and keep the updates coming!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Being born in 81 and having my first S14 in 99, this build hits home! Great friggin work and keep the updates coming!

Thanks Buddy. Ill do my best.

My manifold is still off getting powdercoated. My cometic gasket came in from FRsport today.

Got my aero all painted (minus the wing). I sold the GTR bumper and am getting a GTS one shortly with the hope to come across a Tommykaira front lip at some point.

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I realize I still need to paint the mirrors but I am waiting on my audio stuff to come in so I can do the speakers at the same time.

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As you may have noticed, between the gauges, HVAC and my Cupholders (most important) I have no room for headunit. This is ok because every headunit looks like it came from a spacecraft which is not the look I am going for. I dont have the option to hide one in the glove box either.

So i've found this install http://imgur.com/a/BTNFd

am going to give it a go. All my music is on my old Iphone which would just sync to the car. Seems simple enough. Ill report back with my findings.

Thanks for reading.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Its good to finally have everything one colour again. I picked up a Stock GTS bumper with a GTR JUN Lip cut and channeled to fit.

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I'm picking my manifold up after work so I should be able to get it back together over the weekend :)

[OBEEWON]

This thing is so cool.
Fingers crossed for those HKS Recaros to make an appearance.

Your Skyline...
...is better than mine.

[tricky_ab]

Hey my man! I'm glad to see this thing is coming along, and I actually fist pumped when you mentioned that you had it running (and drove it for a bit).

Oh and congrats on the engagement :)

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Your Skyline...
...is better than mine.

Dawww....


Hey my man! I'm glad to see this thing is coming along, and I actually fist pumped when you mentioned that you had it running (and drove it for a bit).

Oh and congrats on the engagement :)

Thanks! it felt really good just driving to the end of the street and back. I have insurance now and I am just tackling the last few things before getting it on the road.

I picked up my intake manifold from the powdercoaters on friday and does it ever look good in black. Got around to installing it saturday.

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Still no garage at my place, so driveway tuning it is!

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Got it all buttoned up. it holds fuel pressure now which is a huge relief. The casting was so bad that the pressure would drop to zero as soon as the fuel pump would stop priming. I need to re-tap the coolant temp sensor as some of the powdercoating worked its way into the threads.

The next task was to trim the bumper to fit around the intercooler. The GTR bumper i had was already trimmed and fit right over the couplers and FMIC. This GTS bumper required a lot more massaging. Admittedly not my best job but im sure I'll be able to clean it up.

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Unfortunately I could not keep the vents in the side as they interfered with my piping so I am going to have to make some ducting so it looks less empty.

I picked up a new hood so now my car is the same colour black. I just have to do an alignment and I can get temp permits and take it for a shake down run. I just hope I can make the lip last :2f2f:

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[Oakville]

Damn Jordie that looks so good. First time I've seen the jun lip fitted to a gets bumper..very nice.

[tricky_ab]

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Woooo that front end, and engine bay...

[Ka24Power]

car looks great man!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

car looks great man!

Thanks! I was hoping to drive it to work tomorrow but now thats not going to happen.

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Yep. had to pull it off again. Unfortunately the coating did not seal the manifold and it would still not hold vacuum. This is unfortunate as I had to jump through hoops to get insurance on the car. And now its just sat in the diveway.

So whats next? well there is no way I can use the stock manifold. The silly cross over pipe will definitely not work with the current piping and re routed coolant lines.

I did a bit of research and came to the conclusion to buy a Plazmaman style manifold. I've vowed to not buy anymore chinese parts but with the upcoming wedding my budget isnt the biggest right now. The part also has a 90 day guarantee so if it doesnt work. worst case is I send it back.

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I did a test fit with the lower manifold to make sure It still fits with the aftermarket fuel rail and such. I will need to weld up two of the stock coolant lines and I'll be good to go.

The longer runner length should be better suited to a street car and give the torqueless RB20 some of its low end power back.

No super 90's build would be complete without under car lighting.

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It glows every colour, strobes, flashes to music and all the other various ricey shit. The best $30 i've spent.

[Heywood Jablomie]

Underglow makes it. Rice is back.

[Slayer]

This car rules.

Sent from my XT1045 using Tapatalk

[ksuberk54]

All you need is the GT wing and you are golden man. That has 90s written all over it and I love it.

[TheRealSy90]

Hoping you didn't go with the Godspeed intake plenum that bolts to the stock lower runners. We did one of those on a local r20 r32 and it was a huge pain in the ass to get it installed correctly. Required lots of modifications.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Hoping you didn't go with the Godspeed intake plenum that bolts to the stock lower runners. We did one of those on a local r20 r32 and it was a huge pain in the ass to get it installed correctly. Required lots of modifications.

I did. its the same style but its not a godspeed one. My friend put one on his RB without any issues, so i guess it is hit or miss. It came with a warranty so if its crap ill send it back or have the bottom surfaces planed so they are true.

[s13rhdhatch]

Where did you get the clutch line from?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Where did you get the clutch line from?

Its from a rally / performance shop in England. I bought it from their ebay store.

I received my Plazmamann style manifold and it needed machining (as expected). It should be done tomorrow. The gaskets showed up today so we should be good to go. It is 9038432908432098 times uglier than the old manifold I had but fingers crossed it will work

I got a bunch of odd jobs done on the car this past weekend. Intercooler brackets have been made and I did a bunch of fiberglass work on the Lip to get it back together.

Installed front underglow.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/599/21620646821_44f86f09b3_c.jpg

On the fence about parting with the wangan wing, I saw an R34 TommyKaira GT wing on YJP but it ended before I could bid. Hopefully one pops up again over the winter and I can snap it up.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/771/21585565926_1934639d4c_c.jpg

Should finish the Kit and 90's look off nicely.

Also picked up the ultimate in 90s JDM brand snobbery horns. Thanks Martino :)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5834/20989251664_609a78bfcd_c.jpg

Im sure they'll fit right in.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

So the manifold came in and the bottom surface wasn't completely flat. I sent it out to have it machined flat so it lined up true with the lower runners. I mocked it up on the bench first, all the holes had to be re-tapped and the stock bolts had to be cut shorter and re threaded .

I then had to disassemble the entire thing because it wouldn't clear the brake lines. Installed the lower half and then put the top plenum back on in the car.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5774/21201141644_c46d95bbdb_c.jpg

It definitely looks mediocre at best. Not as clean as the old manifold but 309284392 times better than the stock crossover pipe. Should equate to a better driving car at lower RPMs so theres that.

In changing the manifold there are a couple things that need addressing.

-The breaks in the wiring harness need to be redone as the IACV and other sensors have moved around a bit.

-The AN fitting on the front of the rail just touches the coolant temp sensor which is a bummer and will have to be looked into and changed.

-The cold piping has to be re welded to accomodate the new TB position. I've extended it with couplers but thats less than Ideal so it will need to be remade.

Martino came by and we did an alignment to at least get the car to the point where it can be driven to get the fenders rolled and the wheels fitted properly. We ran out of daylight and played with the under car lighting

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5693/21833451071_dfdc3879a6_c.jpg

The seasons quickly coming to a close. fingers crossed I can get it out for a week or two on temp permits :/

[s13rhdhatch]

Do you know the people's company name by chance?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Do you know the people's company name by chance?

Yep, Here it is.

http://www.mattlewisracing.co.uk/product.php/904/0/clutch_line_hose___matt_lewis_racing

[s13rhdhatch]

Yep, Here it is.

http://www.mattlewisracing.co.uk/product.php/904/0/clutch_line_hose___matt_lewis_racing



Awesome thanks bro.

[TheRealSy90]

So the manifold came in and the bottom surface wasn't completely flat. I sent it out to have it machined flat so it lined up true with the lower runners. I mocked it up on the bench first, all the holes had to be re-tapped and the stock bolts had to be cut shorter and re threaded.

Yep that's the same problems we had when we installed that same manifold. Guess they're getting them from the same factory as godspeed. We also had to weld in a fitting for the pcv hose or something, I don't remember.

[Quail]

That JUN lip looks really cool on the GTS bumper. Still loving this build.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

That JUN lip looks really cool on the GTS bumper. Still loving this build.

Thanks! I think it compliments the rest of the aero well. OEM +

As the saying goes: one step forward, two steps back :-/

The new manifold fit well (after modification). However, the fuel rail doesn't fit with the OEM lower portion of the manifold. The aftermarket rail, which came with the aftermarket manifold (the one which was coated black) wont tighten down on the OEM manifold which causes the injectors to leak.

Stock fuel rail to the rescue! :facepalm: which doesnt require the Tomei FPR or all the AN lines i splurged on. Oh well.

Driveway tuning is nearing impossible with the dropping temperature and earlier sunsets. Martino and I loaded the car up to take it to its second home to be finished over the next couple of weeks (One final push to have the car turnkey ready for next season)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/739/22146309670_80af01c180_c.jpg

Its inside where its warm and has light past 630pm. I should be able to button this up and drive it home over the next couple of weeks

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[tricky_ab]

I need to check out this magical garage space, sometime over the winter :)

[Dolph_KYAS13]

I need to check out this magical garage space, sometime over the winter :)

you sure do! My cars there with good company haha

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5692/22308292836_a450cb6c09_c.jpg

[Martino]

My car is so dirty lol

[drewr4411]

you sure do! My cars there with good company haha

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5692/22308292836_a450cb6c09_c.jpg

Keep up the good work man! it will get there.

What I would do to get my hands on a S15 :hsdance:

[tricky_ab]

you sure do! My cars there with good company haha


Yeah, I'm going to take you up on this sometime ;) I'm always down for cool car hangs...

My car is so dirty lol

HAHA no kidding... Someone get this man a car wash card for Christmas :kiss:

[Dolph_KYAS13]

The two week build bender has come to a close and unfortunately so has the season.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5688/22521504290_11671d0d0b_c.jpg

drove the car a whole 3km yesterday.

I didnt get any real pictures of the progress over the past two weeks. But the work consisted of tracing down many vacuum leaks, running lines to the heatercore (Motor came with looped lines) and routing vacuum / wiring neatly along the frame rails.

The car is mostly complete now minus the interior. Over the winter I plan on addressing the rotors and pads as well as picking up a greddy sandwich plate that can accommodate an oil cooler.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/676/22695854742_09880c1a73_c.jpg

Just happy all the leaks are gone and its mostly back together.

[Martino]

HAHA no kidding... Someone get this man a car wash card for Christmas :kiss:



You know how hard it is to keep a white (boosted) car clean?!?! LOL

[drftx]

Sweet build man! I think we are following each other on IG. Which intake manifold did you use? Trying to get rid of the ugly stock one.

[future]

What is this season nonsense?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Sweet build man! I think we are following each other on IG. Which intake manifold did you use? Trying to get rid of the ugly stock one.

Hey yea I think we are! I ended out using just a cheapo ebay one that uses the stock lower runners. If you are going to go this route, you WILL need to have the part machined flat and most likely re tap all the holes.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5635/22785768356_f89086996d_c.jpg

Granted it doesnt look the greatest but is 9038493208 times better than the stock crossover pipe.

I just love how the car looks with the aero. I had some decals cut and will hopefully be able to put them on over the weekend

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5687/22190603673_7400eee31a_c.jpg

Cheers!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

What is this season nonsense?

LOL says the guy from cali.

[future]

Point proven lol


I'd love to move to Canada and own my dream car. But I can't deal with that season shit

[shawn1331]

Did I hear something about this being in Belleville? Just picked my R32 up in Belleville last week, gf goes to college would love to meet up next spring when its on the road for a cruise if you're down, and in Belleville lmfao

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Did I hear something about this being in Belleville? Just picked my R32 up in Belleville last week, gf goes to college would love to meet up next spring when its on the road for a cruise if you're down, and in Belleville lmfao

My parents live in Brockville so the car has been back and forth from there a few times. I should be able to hit up some shannonville days to watch or play on the skidpad next year.

Hard to believe the transformation this car has gone through since I got it. I was just looking through photos on my old Iphone and came across this:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5736/22986578851_ea15034c14_c.jpg

I always feel that I'm not making any progress but looking back Its come so far.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5774/21201141644_c46d95bbdb_c.jpg

So stoked for next year :)

[dizzariot]

My wife and I are heavily considering moving to Canada after we get back from Japan. If we can be friends then I'll totally do it.

I like your style.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

My wife and I are heavily considering moving to Canada after we get back from Japan. If we can be friends then I'll totally do it.

I like your style.

Thanks! Friendship depends on if you can bring some old school trinkets back with you haha

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/782/22616509954_c996964c16_c.jpg

One last quick drive around the block before winter hibernation :2f2f:

Over the winter I hope to acquire some new brakes, possibly seats and sort out some sort of rear spoiler to complement the rest of the aero.

Cheers

[jankyzenki]

Hey Dolph_KyaS13, not trying to copy your exact paint job but how did you go about painting your valve covers?

[Gingersmurf]

My wife and I are heavily considering moving to Canada after we get back from Japan. If we can be friends then I'll totally do it.

I like your style.

Where in Canada are you thinking of moving to?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Hey Dolph_KyaS13, not trying to copy your exact paint job but how did you go about painting your valve covers?

No worries.

I originally posted a how too in the valvecover thread but I keep getting PM's about this so here are my secrets revealed :-/

First I made an illustrator file for the shapes of the livery. It was damn near impossible to find a good pattern in high resolution but after searching forever I found someone had created and traced it in Illustrator.

I had the Shapes cut out in low tac vinyl at a local signage shop.

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt121/Dolph_KYAS13/IMG_2320_zps077260c2.jpg (http://s604.photobucket.com/user/Dolph_KYAS13/media/IMG_2320_zps077260c2.jpg.html)

To prep the covers themselves, I sanded them down to remove the factory casting marks so the vinyl stencils would adhere and paint would not bleed.

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt121/Dolph_KYAS13/DSC_0027_zps974cecad.jpg (http://s604.photobucket.com/user/Dolph_KYAS13/media/DSC_0027_zps974cecad.jpg.html)

I used zinc chromite primer (read the label follow the instructions) and primed the sanded valve covers.

First colour to go on was the red, I then used pin stripe tape to mask the red lines. The paint used was just Kylon spray paint I bought at Canadian Tire but im pretty sure its available at walmart in the states.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/9483479298_b3d05c785f_c.jpg

Once the red was all masked, I painted the covers purple. After leaving it to try overnight (there is a lot of waiting) I used the stencils to mask the purple part of the livery.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3730/9483483134_959d6f3187_c.jpg

It was just a matter of repeating the steps with the green, applying the stencils and then painting the whole thing black.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3760/9484251604_58a99f8f48_c.jpg

Once dry, carefully peel off the stencils. This is the best part as all the waiting pays off. After all the stencils were removed, I sprayed a thick coat of clear over the everything.

Like everything else painted, its all in the prep-work. I used regular primer at first and it did not adhere to the aluminum. Take your time and make sure everything is 100% dry between coats and stencil application and it should work out just fine.

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http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3727/11181886723_397d3c75ba_c.jpg

-Jordie

[jankyzenki]

Jordie..you sir are the MAN! Exactly what i needed to see for this design http://i.imgur.com/yaGdjwL.jpg

[Gingersmurf]

^ Not sure how well that will work with the feathering... Be sure to do a post on it! interested to see the results

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Jordie..you sir are the MAN! Exactly what i needed to see for this design http://i.imgur.com/yaGdjwL.jpg

I believe that would be difficult because of all the small portions that will have to be masked off. But best of luck, hope it works out.

[Bullitt_180sx]

Jordie..you sir are the MAN! Exactly what i needed to see for this design http://i.imgur.com/yaGdjwL.jpg

Is that the damn Dixie cup design?

[Jibbberish]

Just read this whole thread and shit yeah, diggin it.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Just read this whole thread and shit yeah, diggin it.

Thanks!. Winter is here and I am really missing working on this thing. Ive ordered a few little things to install when the time comes. nothing big, just a Hicas steering wheel hub so my horn can work as well as some misc. gaskets and such.

finally had my decals cut for the car. now we just have to wait until spring to put the final touches on everything

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1647/23443018493_93b8a6751e_c.jpg

Happy New Year Everyone :)

[Clutch Dog]

I already cant wait. this is way cool. tell me how those decals hold up to the engine temps

[harrypotter]

This build is amazing! I bought my first GTS-T in 2001 and have some Tommy Kaira stuff I got from a car show in Okinawa. Message me your address and I will send it to you. I found it is a box last month cleaning out my stuff. I don't want anything for it...just for it to go to a good home.

I couldn't get the thumbnail to work but here is the direct link.

http://s3.postimg.org/8zcpvz2qb/photo.jpg

[Corbic]

Love the build. Awesome work.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Not too much going on here due to our incredibly pathetic canadian dollar. I still have my Hicas Steering hub adapter on its way from RHDjapan. I've never ordered through them but it seems to be taking a bit to get here.

I had priced out R33 GTR rotors and GKTech calliper adapters just before christmas but didnt pull the trigger on them due to the exchange rate.

By some magical stroke of luck I found a set locally which had never been fitted or used. I snapped them up for a fraction of what it would have cost me to order everything myself.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1562/24611866856_960c470827_c.jpg

The rotors are 324mm or 12.75" in diameter and should fill the Tommykaira wheels up nicely.

Speaking of Tommykaira, Zilvia user "harrypotter" sent me a care package which he had picked up at an auto show back in 2001.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1614/24009975564_e33c81c042_c.jpg

Super stoked on this. The car community needs more people like this.

Ill keep updating once parts roll in :)

thanks for reading.

[harrypotter]

Speaking of Tommykaira, Zilvia user "harrypotter" sent me a care package which he had picked up at an auto show back in 2001.

Super stoked on this. The car community needs more people like this.




No problem! It is just good to see those things go to someone that will put them to use. I can't believe they have been sitting for so long and now have a good home. Hope the stickers actually work being as old as they are!

[Quail]

< Another guy looking to emigrate to Canada (Vancouver) in the next few years.

Lucky pick-up on the brakes, and props to Harrypotter.

[tricky_ab]

I still need to see this thing in person... Hopefully in the spring time :naughty:

< Another guy looking to emigrate to Canada (Vancouver) in the next few years.

Lucky pick-up on the brakes, and props to Harrypotter.

Canadaland welcomes you...

[Dolph_KYAS13]

< Another guy looking to emigrate to Canada (Vancouver) in the next few years.

the west coast is awesome from what I hear. Just super expensive.

I still need to see this thing in person... Hopefully in the spring time :naughty:

Yes! hopefully I am just trying to get the final pieces of the puzzle together.

continuing the brake upgrades, managed to snag some braided brake lines for cheap to replace the 22yr old factory rubber lines.

Another exciting shot of parts on my office floor i know.... :-/

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1686/24834854661_512e50c9b1_c.jpg

But this past weekend we actually got some decent temps (+6 deg C) so I thought it would be a good chance to pull the cover off and make sure nothing was living in the car.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1521/24253254543_7e899370bd_c.jpg

No rodents, but shes filthy.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1498/24251959044_4b7526560d_c.jpg

Excuse the dust & dirt

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1645/24251953134_126e625664_c.jpg

This was a good opportunity to pull some old vintage trinkets off the car to get them refinished before spring hits.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1487/24512494289_82dd6b8ebd_c.jpg

I really would like to find a TommyKaira wheel to go along with the rest of the build. If not I will get the nismo one refinished.

The strut bar is heading off for blasting and powdercoat. I've found a company who will remake the Nismo stickers to really bring the strut bar back to 100%

Oh yea and get this fixed...hopefully its repairable but I have my doubts :ugh: I'd love to run the 18s all round this summer so fingers crossed.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1644/24901952206_284b137631_c.jpg

Hopefully the next post will be more exciting. man these winters are long...

-Jordie

[nield13]

Not too much going on here due to our incredibly pathetic canadian dollar. I still have my Hicas Steering hub adapter on its way from RHDjapan. I've never ordered through them but it seems to be taking a bit to get here.

I had priced out R33 GTR rotors and GKTech calliper adapters just before christmas but didnt pull the trigger on them due to the exchange rate.

By some magical stroke of luck I found a set locally which had never been fitted or used. I snapped them up for a fraction of what it would have cost me to order everything myself.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1562/24611866856_960c470827_c.jpg

The rotors are 324mm or 12.75" in diameter and should fill the Tommykaira wheels up nicely.

thanks for reading.

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[Dolph_KYAS13]

Although winter is hanging around, I graciously got a call from Martino who said he was willing to trailer my car to his shop.

So friday night we did the switcharoo and I drove the S15 to my place and we trailererd my car back to the unit.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1544/26380157245_89f5269af8_c.jpg

It was fun to drive a quick car again as ive been driving hondas for the past few years.

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got the car to the shop and got to work pulling the pan and resealing the oil pickup. Not the most fun job out there.

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Then got to installing the GKtech calliper spacer kit and the R33 GTR rotors.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1498/26357510755_723075c457_c.jpg

They really do fill up the wheels nicely :)

Before:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1707/24762185752_93ef852868_c.jpg

After:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1509/26291292021_c8aecd6c66_c.jpg

I replaced the rear pads and rotors as well with cross drilled and slotted Z32 disks. Just a couple more things to get ready before insurance goes back on May 1st :)

[Quail]

The larger disks look much better!

[613240sx]

Was nice to get up to date on the thread since driftwerks. Cheers Jordie! Well written, car looks amazing ofcourse

[Dolph_KYAS13]

The larger disks look much better!

I think so too. :naughty:

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Took advantage of the B E A Utiful weather this past weekend and got lots of odds and ends done on the Skyline.

I installed my oil pressure gauge and confirmed that the RB20 does in fact have oil pressure and a faulty oil pressure sender was the culprit to the percieved low oil pressure. We also finished installing the braided lines and bled the brakes.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1495/25880822394_90e02cb1ff_c.jpg

I think i'm going to stick with the old wangan wing for the time being. Turns out it works well with the rest of the aero

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/26393414342_c3860c3c00_c.jpg

Engine bay needs a good clean. Its pretty dusty after a winter of sitting under a car cover.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/26393398922_810102c602_c.jpg

[BossHogg]

Surprised you didn't get those tommy kaira seats on yahoo japan for 100 bucks a piece lol. I almost bought them for the hell of it.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Surprised you didn't get those tommy kaira seats on yahoo japan for 100 bucks a piece lol. I almost bought them for the hell of it.

I checked too late and couldnt get a quote from streeter fast enough :(

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Oh yea and get this fixed...hopefully its repairable but I have my doubts :ugh: I'd love to run the 18s all round this summer so fingers crossed.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1644/24901952206_284b137631_c.jpg



Absolutely blown away that Precision Rim Repair was able to get this straightened out

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Whilst I was waiting for my 1 one wheel to get finished I had a pair of 255 35 18s ZESTINO Gredge 07RR tires to see if I could run them all round.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7798/27039386165_84eefba85a_c.jpg

The adjustable upper arms I had were of course seized and put up a fight. after spending the better part of an afternoon freeing them up and adding camber the 255s were still little tight for stock GTS fenders.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/27039383815_bb69754fb9_c.jpg

Tuning is always better when pals come by.

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I ended up going with a 225 40 18 up front which easily cleared the fenders.

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It snowed here today so next weekend Ill play with the coilovers and lower it back down a bit and get the alignment set.

Almost there now :)

-Jordie

[tricky_ab]

Hey cool guy, glad to hear that you're close to rolling in this thing!

[OBEEWON]

That S15 is so right.
Car is coming along dope.

[ehhhregartless]

Looking at this build would make me NOT want a gtr body. Everything flows so well.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Looking at this build would make me NOT want a gtr body. Everything flows so well.

Thanks!. I think the sides and the rear valance both flow well with the body lines on the car. the only thing I dont like is that in profile, the lip hangs so much lower than the skirts. However with the 18's it makes the car look lower than it actually is.

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[DrftKingIII]

Really enjoyed this thread so far. Keep up the good work!

[Martino]

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I'm disappointed I was unaware of this photo. It's cool, text it to me when you see this. Sincerely, a secret lover.

[Martino]

That S15 is so right.

Thanks Oth! :)

[Dolph_KYAS13]

This past weekend I installed some swaybar endlinks to replace the old broken ones. Moog S chassis endlinks are Beefy. I replaced the rubber bushings with the ones I had lying around from the energy suspension kit.

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7396/26945974942_f796b09dcb_c.jpg

After that I got around getting the alignment to the point where I can drive the car without completely destroying the tires.

When I was working on the front I made sure both coilovers and adjustable arms were the same length. Still the car sat all funny. So I took the coilovers out and determined that whomever had to coilovers before me and had one "replaced" on of the R32 ones with one from an S Chassis and switched the top hats.

The result is one upper control arm has to be .5" longer and one coilover has to be 1.00 longer for the car to sit the same on both sides. Awesome.

despite all that, I got the car together and took it for a little nervous drive around the block. No issues aside from a low idle some belt squeal and a little rubbing from the pads on the rotors.

https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7669/26618818943_6dfc03afca_c.jpg

Please excuse the front ride height for the above mentioned reasons.

With all these little issues, I didnt feel comfortable driving it to a pals bbq. Martino look me with him in the S15. I was pretty bummed I couldn't drive there but I had a great day of BBQ's and cruising around.

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-Jordie

[Dolph_KYAS13]

The nice weather is coming quick. Not too much to update as I have been super busy getting everything ready for the wedding on July 30th (which I will be driving to)

Had some friends by this weekend to knock some things off the list. We were all set to go the alignment and get the suspension all set up. Rolled the fenders to fit the wheels. We needed to add a bit of camber to get everything to fit perfect but Maxed out, the ISIS RUCAS only gave us 1 degree of adjustment. Awesome. Maybe I was sold S14 ones by accident or they are just really poorly designed.

I also added a cross bar to my cage for obvious reasons.

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I know there were dreams of a rear seat delete but after driving around without an interior I realized I cannot deal with the noise. Maybe further down the line I will work on something but for now the seats provide the noise insulation I need.

The list is getting real short now, just a few things needed

-New RUCAS which actually allow for adjustment.
-Set Timing on the motor
-Before setting the timing, install aerocatch latches as my hood release cable broke.
-Install new highflow cat and get it Etested

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I love how the car looks now. The full interior really makes the car feel complete

Some fine tuning of the suspension and it will be perfect

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Till next time

-Jordie

[DRFT180]

Looks awesome. Height/stance and front lip bring it together for me.

[tricky_ab]

Are you catless right now? Because of the Grey Market (80's reference numbers) you might just pass as is.

[Freddy]

Are you catless right now? Because of the Grey Market (80's reference numbers) you might just pass as is.

Although he could pass, but is it worth that 300$ ticket though?

[tricky_ab]

Although he could pass, but is it worth that 300$ ticket though?

...True...

I was just asking since he could still get the e-test completed, and then sort out the cat (get the car on the road sooner).

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Are you catless right now? Because of the Grey Market (80's reference numbers) you might just pass as is.

I have registered it as greymarket with driveclean. I do have a cat but to not have the stock cat overheat sensor anymore and a couple of the studs need to be cut and drilled out. Not a big deal, just a pain I dont want to deal with.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Fixed a bunch of little things on the weekend.

-Replaced old Chinese front upper control arms with some Nismo ones I scooped from an importer.
-Bled coolant
-replaced valvecover gaskets
-adjusted the clutch

Drove around the block (a few times) to make sure everything was good. No awkward noises or clunking so it was Etest time.

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Despite the super low idle, it passed with flying colours.

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Sorry for the crappy photos. I just needed to prove to everyone its out and about and not on a trailer haha

Plates today!

-Jordie

[tricky_ab]

Awesome news cool guy! I bet you're over the moon!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Awesome news cool guy! I bet you're over the moon!

Dude you have no Idea. Im just driving around with a big idiot grin on my face.

First couple of drives were a great success. The car definitely needs an alignment. I had a bit of vibration on my quick highway pull but I believe the cause of that are the tires fighting each other.

Quick run up to the unit under its own power for the first time since 2011 :hsdance:

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Reunited together on the road at last. :hey:

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[Dolph_KYAS13]

Little update

I drove the car to work for the first time on Monday. It felt awesome to be behind the wheel again after so long.

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So i have just been working out all the small issues as they come up. Remember that vibration at highway speeds? I found the culprit, Luckily when pulling out of the unit.

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I have never seen anything like this before. Back to stock Z32 rotors and upgraded pads for me. Im super lucky this didn't fail at highway speeds.


I got an alignment and the car drives beautiful now. The Zestinos are super sticky and the car corners awesome.

However I have an issue which I have read is common on S and R chassis cars. The issue being my passenger side wheel protrudes about 3/4" further than the driver side

Drivers Side (RHD)

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Passengers Side

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Nothing is bent, cracked or broken and The car drives amazing. My bet is that the alignment is square suspension wise but the body is not square to the alignment (if that makes sense) I have booked in with the alignment shop for Friday to see if we can figure it out.

The last issue I have is breakup at 4000RPM. it feels like the car hits a wall. Im going to check the coils, MAFS and plugs. Im sure the gas that has been sitting in the tank for 6+ months isnt helping at all either.

All small issues which will get sorted out soon enough.

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90s Vibes all round

-Jordie

[OBEEWON]

Yore cru tha bst cru.
flxxxx



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-Jordie

[Dolph_KYAS13]

What a busy week last week.

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Did some measuring and head scratching and realized that the rear quarter was pulled out slightly more on one side than the other causing my one wheel to poke more than the other. I pulled the fender a bit and now the rear fits great.

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As for the misfire / hesitation @4K we tried everything. MAFS, Coils, Plugs, grounds, exhaust and everything in between. After 2 nights of scrambling, We then turned our attention to the fuel system and the culprit ended out being the inline -6an fuel filter.

Car runs great now.

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Squad.

[Martino]

Next time don't buy Honda parts so I don't have to spend a week diagnosing every part of your car. K thnx :)

[DJTTon]

Next time don't buy Honda parts so I don't have to spend a week diagnosing every part of your car. K thnx :)

Thats what family is for

[Martino]

Thats what family is for

Oh you have no idea lol. Wait until he posts why I was stressing out about him finishing his car last week.

[Cortius017]

One of the best build threads I've ever read. Something is so refreshing abou this build its awesome. Keep it up its looks amazing!

[Clutch Dog]

Love seeing this car. 90's fashion, eurobeat, and some open roads, Id be happy as all get out.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Oh you have no idea lol. Wait until he posts why I was stressing out about him finishing his car last week.

Yea about that. A local publication had contacted Martino to do a mini video / writeup about 90's japanese cars and needed my car and his for the shoot this past sunday. Fair enough. Sunday morning came and we met at 8 am and set off.

We cruised around to "kill time" as the people we were meeting were behind schedule. No bother we grabbed a good breakfast and hit the road. It was roughly 200km to the track

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I was a little worried as it was the furthest i had driven the car since it was put back together. I kept falling off the Martinos bumper as I dont have a 6spd . got a text saying we needed to speed up and get there so it was hammer down.












Got to the track turned the corner and ....... SURPRISE... :eek:

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Thats right. There was no photoshoot, no "documentary" instead it was a surprise Stag & Doe / Bachelor skidpad party all rolled into one which. Martino , Fiancee and Friend Tim had been planning for months.

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I had no Idea.

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Everyone was there. It all made sense now, all the posts looking for tires, race gas and how everyone was at the shop rushing and stressing to get everyones car back together. Not one person slipped up and mentioned it which was amazing.

We had a great turnout of about 20 cars (each car was a single colour and included all body panels :hsdance: ) and 50+ people family friends and their friends and 1 doggo.

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As Martino and I were "killing time" it was really to give everyone a head start and drive down to the track. Thats right drive. 90% of the cars were street driven to the track

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Let the fun begin.

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Not to be left out or anything...

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Yore cru tha bst cru.

Yea they damn sure are. Thanks for the Awesome day everyone

[Martino]

I enjoyed lieing to you and making up obscene excuses for the past 3 months.

[future]

Is that rotor shattered?

[chank]

thats badass, you have some amazing people in your life!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Is that rotor shattered?

Almost. The top hat portion is pushed out so much that the rotor is touching the caliper bolts


thats badass, you have some amazing people in your life!

It was amazing. we plan on doing more skidpad days now as they are so chill. You use less tires, gas and dont have to worry about all the $300 missile cars.

Just a couple more shots from the event

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Been super busy getting stuff ready for the wedding which is two weeks away now. Lots of the little issues have been worked out. but I do need to address some things.

Ive been driving the car around a bit the past couple weeks. I need to do some heat management around the hot side of the motor. i've ordered some sleeve to better protect the wiring and catch can lines.

I also plan on making a heat shield for the top of the manifold. The cast manifold that is on the motor right now has had the heat shield mounting holes "shaved" so I cant use the factory mounting locations.

[codyzsilvia]

Wow, that is amazing. You have the best friends and family, that is so awesome haha. Car looks great man!

[SoundEfx]

I'm jealous man. Those are the type of people everyone should have in their lives.

[laextreme5]

Awesome that your friends and family did that for you. This thread makes me desperately want an r32 gtr again. Id put it off for a while seeing as they had just become legal stateside just over a year ago. But now thanks to this awesome build thread i may have to revisit that idea.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

It was a super awesome surprise.

Wedding went well, we couldn't have asked for a better day.

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the photographer used the car as a prop for some photos (but we wont seem them for a couple months)

Went to Athens and Santorini for a couple weeks for the honeymoon and rented a little side by side to tour the island.

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Now I'm back and enjoying the car again. Its nice to have time to work on things again.

I really need to finalize the wiring for the undercar lighting as well as put the Tommy kaira livery on.

I am already getting power hungry and might have to chuck a rb25 turbo on in the next couple of weeks as well.

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[future]

Congratulations


AND just do a Rb25 swap

[tauntdevil]

Congrats mate! Great car as well! I say do a neo ;)

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Did some important tuning this weekend. So mini at work update it is.

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Not the best photos but I'm too excited not to share.

-Jordie

[MONTREALRACING.COM]

Carefull mate in couple years she will try sell all your toys ...enjoy your every last rides in two doors ;)

[kieran.js]

Loving this man. Has been a really good read.

Like a few people have already said, the HKS-themed rocker cover is one of my favourite touches. Really compliments the bay and the 90's feel this car emits. Hope to see more updates soon

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Carefull mate in couple years she will try sell all your toys ...enjoy your every last rides in two doors ;)

I dont think that will be the case here but ill keep my eye out

Ive been enjoying the car for the past few days. I really like the two tone look of the new livery.

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Also finished (almost) another important mod to the car.

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I had wired everything up to have the LED module in the back seat area of the car. Since im now running back seats, I have to extend the wiring for the LED strip under the front.

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Ehh 75% is still a pass.

-Jordie

[Dolph_KYAS13]

This weekend was full of car hangs and good times,

Got the under glow all wired up and took doggo out for a late night cruises.

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Sunday consisted of washing the cars and a nice summer BBQ with friends.

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Us Canadians sure know how to fill up a driveway with nice metal.

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[5280VertDET]

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Awesome....

[shawn1331]

Hey bro, hit up Overdraft auto on Facebook. Simon has a sweeeet pic of your car at shannonville, I don't want to post it out of respect for him but it's a great shot! He will probably post it in a few days I imagine though if you want to wait.

[drfftn]

What kind of wing do you have on your r32? I have a similar one on my gtst

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[Y0SH]

^^^ doesn't look the same at all.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Hey bro, hit up Overdraft auto on Facebook. Simon has a sweeeet pic of your car at shannonville, I don't want to post it out of respect for him but it's a great shot! He will probably post it in a few days I imagine though if you want to wait.

I saw the post on facebook. Hopefully he posts it up here :)

What kind of wing do you have on your r32? I have a similar one on my gtst

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I Believe it is a winning sports wing.

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Could also be a bomex one as well.

[stupidadult]

Awesome build, keep it nice! Nice thread too. :2f2f:

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Awesome build, keep it nice! Nice thread too. :2f2f:

Thanks! Its not really a "build thread" so to say. Its more of a life with a 25yr old nissan thread :-/

I have an intermittent misfire in cyl 6. Im going to chuck on a new igniter to see if that makes a difference. It could be the old coilpacks or crappy coilpack harness which in reality should both be replaced. Splitfires or yellow jackets run around 500 CAD with our awesome exchange rate + another 100 for a harness is just a little spendy.

I've also started looking into upgrading to LS2 Coilpacks and converting to that over the winter I just need to figure out where to mount them cleanly. I kinda limited myself by not wanting to lose the coilpack cover I machined or cover up the valvecovers.

In other news I washed it this weekend and went for a little drive to the shop to see what was up.

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A friend of a friend brought his RB26 swapped GTS-4 up for a complete respray. There are lots of cool trinkets on this car which set it apart. its got full NISMO gauges, wheel and shifter among some other little things. It should be a cool sleeper when its done.

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Its amazing to see one in stock aesthetic trim on OEM GTR shocks.


One more shot with Japandog

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[stupidadult]

Thanks! Its not really a "build thread" so to say. Its more of a life with a 25yr old nissan thread

I hear that - I'm on the fence about picking up a r32 gts-t from a dealer here that imports them. Just not sure I have the skillset to work on the car and I don't have a garage...I don't mind learning, but the no-garage part kills me.

Cars looking great btw!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

^ Thanks!

Went to the Ontario / Quebec annual Skymeet this past weekend. Got to catch up with some old friends.

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Black Sheep.

Unfortunately I arrived late and had to leave early. this was the only photo I got (parked up with the G37's)

[AscendaShogun]

This is an awesome thread. I've got a 32 sedan GTST that I'm building. Blew the head gasket so it's getting the top end rebuilt. But I too am doing a 90s style. Although I'm going for the Touge/GT style. ;) I need to start a build thread here soon.


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[AscendaShogun]

We learned mine is a custom order being a 5 speed sedan with full options. Power everything AC. Etc. And TH1 blue. Which as far as we know is coupe only. I've only seen a few TH1 GTRs and a couple coupes. 1 S13. Still never another sedan.

Probably doing the Tommy Kaira kit for mine also. But I have to mod the skirts because back doors.
On top of finding them. Haven't even really looked yet. Can't decide which direction of kits and shit I want. But whatever.

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[tricky_ab]

A friend of a friend brought his RB26 swapped GTS-4 up for a complete respray. There are lots of cool trinkets on this car which set it apart. its got full NISMO gauges, wheel and shifter among some other little things. It should be a cool sleeper when its done.

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Its amazing to see one in stock aesthetic trim on OEM GTR shocks.


Ah so it's still in the city?! I had seen the sales thread a while ago, but I didn't think much after it was listed as sold.

And I feel you on the current exchange rates. I'm staying off of the "fun" parts sites for the rest of the year. It's just too much of a loss right now.

[AscendaShogun]

Ah so it's still in the city?! I had seen the sales thread a while ago, but I didn't think much after it was listed as sold.

And I feel you on the current exchange rates. I'm staying off of the "fun" parts sites for the rest of the year. It's just too much of a loss right now.

what are the good sites?

[tricky_ab]

what are the good sites?

Um... The regular places... i-parts.co.jp, Up Garage, YAJ, etc...

[AscendaShogun]

Um... The regular places... i-parts.co.jp, Up Garage, YAJ, etc...

I only ever knew about upG and YAJ.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

I've finally got to the bottom of the misfiring issue I think. I checked the ECU for codes and it came back saying MAFS and Coolant Temp Circuit. I cleaned the MAFS and ordered a new coolant temp sensor. I also switched the ECU for a mines one I had as a spare.

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I'm kind of skeptical using this ECU because I'm not too sure what it is exactly tuned for. I'm assuming its the standard speed cut and a tune to correct for basic boltons (exhaust, intercooler, BOV ect.)

It came from a buddy who used it for a couple years in his car and he swears by it. Plugged it in and the car runs much better with it over the stock ECU I had.

i have not had any sort of stereo in the car since its been on the road and have been looking into replacing my trusty knockoff beats pill with something i don't have to take out and charge every other day.

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Every stereo headunit (aside from the panasonic "ghost" which i had in my old hatch) are extremely tacky looking and I would like to retain my climate control, din gauges and cupholders.

I had planned on piecing together a "headunitless" bluetooth system which would just stream from my old Iphone. After doing a bit of searching I found a 1200W bluetooth amp for boats for less than $50.

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I am a bit skeptical because the reviews for it were not the greatest. The bluetooth controller is HIDEOUS but it can easily be stuffed away somewhere. I've tested it with the two rear speakers and so far as I can tell it performs better than my knockoff beats pill so that's a win for me.

Sometime this week I will do a proper install with all 4 speakers. I just need to figure out what wires go to the front speakers and wire them up.

Also yesterday I went to my first Cars and Coffee event. I normally stay away from car meets as they tend to attract an immature crowd. Usually all the "adult" car meets around my house are just filled with 70's american cars so i was excited to see different things.

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I got there early ish and managed to get a spot along the side of the building

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It was the last one of the season so there was a huge overflow of cars out onto the street. great variety of cars.

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90s poster cars out in full force. Its amazing to see how small the F40 was next to a modern day Ferrari

This super period correct 300zx caught my eye too. I didnt get a chance to talk to the owner but it looked like a great car.

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[Dolph_KYAS13]

so its that time of year again when one runs out of light to do anything at 730. I installed the Pyle bluetooth amp over a couple of nights. I had to take everything apart and run new speaker wire for the rears and do a continuity test on the front speakers to see where everything went.

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I wired everything up, mounted the amp under the rear parcel shelf, solder & heatshrink'd all the connections turned it on and the amp would only play one channel. (think of if your headphone jack is pulled out halfway). Ripped it all out and returned it for a full refund. I should have listened to the reviews.

Plan B was to wire up a kenwood deck I had planned on using before my period correct OCD took over.

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Not super stoked on ruining the look or losing my cupholders but driving around without music was getting dull.

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At least it matches. and has a bonus bluetooth function. I've ordered one of those really small 32gb usb keys to dump all my music on and prevent me from having to run my ipod cable to the centre console.

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Scored another Nismo trinket to replace the fugly mishimoto one

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Fall is coming so I hope to get a few more drives in before winter hibernation.

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[future]

Winter?

What's that

[tricky_ab]

Winter?

What's that

Canadian hell or Subaru season, depending on who you're asking.

[BossHogg]

Send Mines the ECU number. They should have it on file. Heard it takes them a while to respond. But maybe you'll eventually have all the details. Worth a shot lol.

[ka-titties]

Reading the part about your friends surprising you at the track gave me goosebumps dude! That's awesome! Great thread, keep it up, man.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Send Mines the ECU number. They should have it on file. Heard it takes them a while to respond. But maybe you'll eventually have all the details. Worth a shot lol.

Yea I will have to give that a shot over the winter.


Reading the part about your friends surprising you at the track gave me goosebumps dude! That's awesome! Great thread, keep it up, man.

Thanks for reading. It was a pretty awesome surprise and a great day out.

Went out last weekend in search of some nice driving roads. Found that the Zestino Gredge 07rr also work well as all terrains.

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I did manage to find some nice windy roads to play on but unfortunately they were all plagued with minivans and SUVs. I will have to venture out when it isnt a holiday long weekend (Thanksgiving in canada) when the roads are clearer.

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[ka-titties]

Zestino is starting to gain some traction in the US it seems. I've been thinking of trying them on the front of my drift car. They're way too pricey for me to use on the rear. How do you like them overall?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Zestino is starting to gain some traction in the US it seems. I've been thinking of trying them on the front of my drift car. They're way too pricey for me to use on the rear. How do you like them overall?

Yea. A friend of mine became a distributor so I thought id give em a try. With everything going on this summer the car hasnt seen much track time but during that one skidpad day we had the fronts worked really well. Theyre great in the rain as far as I can tell too.

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Finished up the "stereo install"with some awesome period kenwood speakers for you know... sound cruising. :hsdance:

[Quail]

Ahhh man, those Kenwoods are awesome!

[codyzsilvia]

Love those speakers. Do they still sell them new, or have to get them used? Always afraid of buying the ones I see at auction for fear of them being blown, lol.

[Corbic]

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Finished up the "stereo install"with some awesome period kenwood speakers for you know... sound cruising. :hsdance:



So dope.

Keep it up

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Love those speakers. Do they still sell them new, or have to get them used? Always afraid of buying the ones I see at auction for fear of them being blown, lol.

Mine came with my car. You should be able to get blown ones for cheap but take them apart and wire in some new replacement speaker units. That way you could get the same look and feel but benefit from better quality speaker units.

[codyzsilvia]

Alright sweet thanks man. One of my friend's S13s came with some Kenwoods that light up blue, always thought they looked cool.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Alright sweet thanks man. One of my friend's S13s came with some Kenwoods that light up blue, always thought they looked cool.

I think theyre rad

switched out the old dome light bulb for an LED panel to really light up the interior

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Finally managed to go up north of the city with a couple friends and enjoy the bumpy twisty roads. The first leg of the drive was really technical but the roads were so bad that we couldnt take advantage of them. We thought of turning around but then were blessed with 7-10kms of twisty new pavement.

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The trees were spectacular colours.

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The second leg had many smooth long sweeping corners which were just as fun as the tight technical roads.

On the way home my heater core decided to empty itself into the passenger foot well.

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With the colder, shorter days leaving little time to pull the dash, I've temporarily looped the lines so I can get the car to storage this weekend. It will be next spring jordies problem.

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Ive pulled the font lip so I can repair it and have copies made if anyone is interested :naughty:
Its the JUN GTR lip but channeled and modified to fit the GTS bumper

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One final drive to my indoor storage and thats all for 2016 :-/. But What a good year it was.

[Reece]

That white Silvia is so cool.

Sad to see the season is over :( Hope to see updates of whatever cool shit you buy for it over the winter though!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

That white Silvia is so cool.

Sad to see the season is over :( Hope to see updates of whatever cool shit you buy for it over the winter though!

Yep. the majority of my friends cars are white which makes me the black sheep :facepalm:

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Friday night I drove over to the local coin op and gave it a final scrub before winter.

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Got home and made sure to dry everything as best I could. It looks naked without the front lip.

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Took the final (spirited) drive of the year about an hour outside of the city where it will be stored until April - May (weather depending)

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All tucked away with a couple slabs and a sea of Corvettes.

This is where the thread takes its annual transitions from car posts to parts posts.This year I had focused on driving the car and working out small kinks since I put it back together.

Last weekend Santi took me lapping in his Silvia. We tried our best to keep up with an older 911. He got away but it was fun to try and keep pace :2f2f:

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Now im keen to give it a go. Our local drifting scene in ontario is abysmal (youtube shannonville drift to get the gist of it) There are closer tracks to me which do not condone drifting but offer evening lapping events weekly and are reasonably priced.

Winter plans are not that extensive.

- New Coilovers (my fronts have self lowered since driving this year)
- JDM Trinket Bucket Seat
- Rails (Been eyeballing street faction rails but who knows)
- Change the rear tires from 255/35 to 225/40 (Same tires just different sizes)
- Maintenance stuff (Speedo Cable and other oddities)
- I still want to swap out the wing for something else. but YJP prices have skyrocketed lately :-/

Till next time.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

The Skyline is still locked away for the winter. Not much of a build but I've recently got better pictures from our friend on our fall drive outing. Whilst we were all playing with cell phone cameras he managed to get some real shots.

Enjoy:

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New Coilovers and smaller rear tires should fix the awful rake the car developed over the summer.

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The one and only rolling shot I have of the car :D

Once Christmas is over I will get to stockpiling some parts to make this car more enjoyable for lapping days. I already cant wait for winter to be over.

-Jordie

[AscendaShogun]

I feel you on storing for winter. Hope you get some rad parts! You can hit up Feal suspension and they may be able to rebuild the Kei offices. If not ill buy em ;P

[AscendaShogun]

Ive pulled the font lip so I can repair it and have copies made if anyone is interested :naughty:
Its the JUN GTR lip but channeled and modified to fit the GTS bumper

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One final drive to my indoor storage and thats all for 2016 :-/. But What a good year it was.

Lemme know if you rep that lip, ill buy one off you for my buddies GTR...if the lip still fits the GTR bumper that is lol

[supersayianjim]

you need some tint. and I recommend getting a hx35 turbo, you can mount it on the stock mani with min modifications.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

you need some tint.

This is true. I will be looking into changing the turbo and manifold once I've replaced the coils and snabbed some seats. Its never ending really haha :picardfp:

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Lemme know if you rep that lip, ill buy one off you for my buddies GTR...if the lip still fits the GTR bumper that is lol

This lip was made for (and is readily available) GTR. I modified it to fit the GTS bumper which is considerably narrower.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Happy New Year to everyone, I hope you all had a great holiday season.

Lets kick 2017 off with some 90s Confetti! There was really no other option for a super period build.

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I managed to pick this up at a local importers for about what they were going for on YJP. Saved a bunch by not having to pay for shipping or duties which sealed the deal for me.

They only had the one seat which leaves the option open for a fixed bucket for a drivers. Alternatively I could just get a matching seat as they are not that uncommon.

My wife got me a GoPro Session for Christmas to use at the track next year too. Im pretty happy with the quality of pictures and phone integration. With it came the $20 dog mount for good laughs.

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Ripping.

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[tricky_ab]

They only had the one seat which leaves the option open for a fixed bucket for a drivers. Alternatively I could just get a matching seat as they are not that uncommon.


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[Ka24Power]

Took the final (spirited) drive of the year about an hour outside of the city where it will be stored until April - May (weather depending)

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All tucked away with a couple slabs and a sea of Corvettes.


Hey, cool. That's where I store my boat over the winter

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Hey, cool. That's where I store my boat over the winter

Oh really? Theyre super nice people to deal with and the pricing is way better than anything I could find in the GTA.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Winter is finally over. Went and grabbed the car from storage this past weekend. Started up without any drama switched the wheels over to some spares and drove it home.

I need to check the seal on the sandwich plate as it seemed to have seeped oil a bit as it sat over the winter. Other than that its all good.

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I wasted no time getting the Recaro bolted in place. Over the winter I ordered Bride MO rails for the passenger side.

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They fit alright but the part that attaches the seatbelt was fouling on the seat as it slid. I bent it slightly to get everything to play nice together.

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The interior is coming together nicely now. The Pièce De Résistance is still on a boat coming from the motherland.

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Hopefully this weekend I can do a proper service on the car and fit my wheels again.

It feels good to be back.

-Jordie

[ka-titties]

Woo! Summer tiiiiiiime :2f2f:

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Woo! Summer tiiiiiiime :2f2f:

Its still taking a while to get there with the cooler temps and rain but its still better than winter. Any break in the weather I have been trying to fix little things on the car.

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I had to change my diff as my old one went bad. It was causing so much resistance in the driveline that the car wouldnt roll when you were stopped on a slight hill at a light ect. So a used one was temporarily picked up from a friend and put in. works much better now.

I ended out getting a new set of HSD coilovers to replace the used set I bought in 2010. The car rides so much nicer now and I was also able to get rid of the rear poke I had on one side of the car. I think I will go to a 225/40 in the rear so i can lower the back a little more as the 255 Zestinos are a little much for a stock RB20

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Other than that I have just been enjoying the car. Driving it to work most days and cruising with friends

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Went up north of the city the other weekend with the dog and she was not impressed with the BOV.

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My SPG came in today and I wasted no time in getting it installed.

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Unfortunately my universal S13 / R32 seat bracket wasnt so universal so I will have to get that modified later this week.

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Needs a good vacuum :down: but the seat completes the interior quite nicely.

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Last year my groomsmen had a skidpad day for my bachelor party / stag and everyone had a great time. we have rented the skidpad later this month for round two. Should be a good time :2f2f:

Ive also started designing and building 4 runner parts. Ive developed a soft spot for these trucks and will have to get one soon.

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My wife and I are also in the middle of getting approval from the city for a major addition to our little house. Hopefully next year Ill have a garage :)

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[AscendaShogun]

10/10 progress. I need an asahi picture with my car since i buy that shit by the gallon :rolleyes:

ill just message you on facebook now k bye

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Got the seat bracket mounting issues sorted. I forgot what driving with a bucket seat is like. It completely transforms how the car feels.

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Ive got another matching 46mm oil temp gauge on the way to replace the dead one in the DIN pocket. The plan its to relocate the larger 60mm gauges on the column to the dash.

I need a Speedo Cable (I had ordered an Apexi RSM but it came with a blown up board and didnt power up) and I should be ready to pull the dash to replace the heater core. I want everything here so it can be done over a weekend. Then the interior will be finished.

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Since last years surprise skidpad day was a huge hit, a group of us have rented it again this coming Saturday for some sliding and a bbq.

I replaced the seemingly viper sized rear tires with some budget 225/40/18, lowered the rear a bit and got everything aligned.

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As much as I love the meaty tire look and really grippy tires, the 255/35/18 Zestinos were too much for the car and rode really harsh. Its nice to be able to rotate the car with the gas pedal now.

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After the new tires, seat and alignment the car is so much more enjoyable to drive.


In non R chassis related news, the 4runner bug has bit me really bad. I am currently on the hunt for a Hilux to take over Daily duties and have started designing a rear bumper for a friends truck.

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More progress as it happens...

Jordie

[Almighty So]

Cool 4Runner! Been eyeing one as a daily

[KojiKP]

Loving the clean R32. I have one and also a 4Runner. Good looking bumper, wish you were closer maybe I could get my hands on one.

[tricky_ab]

What?! That's awesome my man... in for the new house specs! I would love to design a place, and eventually live in that vision.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

What?! That's awesome my man... in for the new house specs! I would love to design a place, and eventually live in that vision.

Hopefully theres more progress soon, the city moves so slowly.

Had a great time this past weekend, A bunch of pals had an invite only skidpad day at our local track to bbq and slide around. so much fun sliding around with people with cool cars and a great attitude towards grassroots drifting.

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we outlined a small simple course with cones and chalk. By the end of the day everyone was able to link the whole thing but was technical enough to no get bored.

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The drive home from the track is never fun. but at least we were in good company

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I came home to a happy puppy and replacement oil temp gauge I ordered from Streeter

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A few months ago a few friends and I were contacted to be in a Japan special issue of PASMAG for an article on period correct cars. The issue is out now so I am able to share some of the photos. Sadly they were taken prior to me fitting the other recaro seat :-/

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^personal favorite

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Thats all for now, Thanks for reading.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Its been a while since I have updated this but what an interesting season 2017 has been so far.

Ive had to do some small maintenance things on the car but nothing too major

Replacing the heater core was the biggest job so far this season.

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I took the time with the dash out to relocate my gauges to the side of the cluster which I feel makes them lots easier to read.

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aside from the heater core ive had to do the following maintenance / repairs (as one would with any 25 year old car)

- new Greddy sandwich plate (mine wouldnt seal around the sensor anymore)
- reseal the valve cover gaskets
- injector seals
- repair a small pinhole in the fuel tank
- reseal one of the wheels

Apart from those minor setbacks, the car has been pretty flawless and i've been driving it most days and ive also done some lengthy roadtrips across Ontario without issue.

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Went to a couple weddings

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Cruised with Doggo

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as well as other car pals

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I also tried on GTR wheels

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And TE's

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But I suppose the highlight of the season has been organizing and running smaller skidpad , drift days / BBQs

Its no secret that the missile crisis is strong here in Ontario Canada. the events are littered with $300 Bmws and Mustangs and are pretty much a free for all.

Our first skidpad day was an invite only event for close friends. Over the course of the summer it has evolved into "D1SP" which has seen drivers come from both Canada and the US.

The whole idea was to get rid of the riff-raff and set up an event with decent people and decent cars

By the 3rd round D1SP had gained a bit of a following and the event was a huge success.

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Dave @stanceiseverything came by and did a great little writeup, check it out below

https://www.stanceiseverything.com/2017/09/good-style-d1sp-rd-3/

Be Sure to check out D1SP on facebook if you're interested in coming out. 2018 should be a lot of fun.

-Jordie

[gbaby2089]

Any progress on the house?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Any progress on the house?

Unfortunately not. We have gone back and forth a few times with the city and have had to submit revised drawings a few times now. We should be able to apply for variance on the last couple line items soon though.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

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Removed the spoiler and test fitted some new track wheels. Buddy Club P1 in 16x8+22, so slightly more aggressive then OEM R32 GTR wheels. The plan is to have them refinished over the winter and find some more appropriate track rubber.

I had always found the spoiler to be a bit too aggressive against the rounder Tommykaira Sides and rear valance. It needs something, just need to figure out what that something is :D

[Y0SH]

I like how you have a R32 in the blueprints for the house.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

I like how you have a R32 in the blueprints for the house.

I had to make sure the garage would be adequate. The plans for the house are now in the hands of the city's planning division so hopefully we hear back soon.

was able to go out for a last cruise with some local guys before storage. A friend wanted to shoot the cars with film so im excited to see how that comes out.

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I also recently replaced the transmission mount with a nismo unit. The car had developed a clunk over the summer so I got it in the air and saw that the stock mount had completely torn. words cant begin to describe how much better the car drives when the driveline is fastened to the vehicle.

My replacement speedometer cable and clutch slave cylinder (which i noticed was seeping a little) have also arrived. Those will have to wait until next season though as unfortunately the car is now in storage for the winter.

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Time to start stockpiling parts before the house gets underway.

till next time.

[Reece]

1: Your dog is the best dog on Zilvia

2: D1SP is very cool and I enjoy seeing the media coverage that follows!

Excited to see what the winter brings. The P1s look great.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

1: Your dog is the best dog on Zilvia

2: D1SP is very cool and I enjoy seeing the media coverage that follows!

Excited to see what the winter brings. The P1s look great.


1: She makes the best co pilot (despite all the dog hair)

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2: D1SP has some pretty exciting things planned for 2018. stay tuned.

thanks for the kind words :)

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Got some pictures back from the other weekend. My friend shot them with film so they look super 90s

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No progress since the car is sleeping for the next few months, Just thought I'd share.

:)

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Been quite some time since we've had an update.

The car is still sleeping and tucked away for the winter. I have managed to pick up a "OP6" RB25 Neo turbo which is on its way from Japan right now. It was pulled from an automatic car with 65kms on it so it should be in decent shape.

To match the new turbo, I have also picked up some 444cc GTR injectors and required resistor box. I also worked a Garage Saurus tuned ECU into the deal which should get get up and running until I can get the car ROM tuned.

The ECU is currently tuned for the RB25 turbo @ 14 PSI, GTR injectors, Z32 MAFS (I'll need to source one) and the usual mods like intake / exhaust/ front mount. But unlike the MINES ecu I am currently running, the Garage Saurus board isn't epoxied and can be retuned.

I am also trying to work out a deal on an HKS cast manifold which would be right at home in my engine bay. fingers crossed for that.

As I have slowly been collecting parts for the car, we have made HUGE progress on our house.

We were granted all of the variances we were asking for as well as received our certificate for zoning. Plans have been submitted for the building permit so we should be able to start construction in the next month or so.

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More updates as they happen

[gbaby2089]

Nice! That is going to a great space